Recent Announcements
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No April 2021 Meeting.
NO MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY (4/14)!This week is a very hectic one at the Texas Capitol, with multiple attacks on Healthcare for LGBTQI+ Texans. In lieu of our April Membership Zoom Meeting on Wednesday, April 14th, I am making a call for action to our membership. Please join me and Equality Texas in working to stop these bills. This post gives specific actions you can take. If you can join me at the Capitol on Wednesday, I look forward to seeing you. Otherwise, there are plenty of ways to engage remotely.https://www.equalitytexas.org/lege-week-13-wrap-up-healthcare-under-attack/
Posted Apr 12, 2021, 3:14 PM by Danielle Skidmore
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SDA Recommendations for May 1 City of Austin Propositions
Voting has now closed for the Stonewall Democrats of Austin Endorsement Ballot on the May 1 City of Austin Propositions.In order to gain the endorsement of the Stonewall Democrats of Austin, a proposition must have received at least 60% of the votes cast in that race. Below are the results:FORProp A: Firefighter collective bargaining: FOR - 74.3% Against - 17.1% No Endorsement - 8.6%Prop C: Police Oversight Director: FOR - 82.9% Against - 8.6% No Endorsement - 8.6%AGAINSTProp B: Public camping/solicitation ban: AGAINST - 74.3% For - 8.6% No Endorsement - 17.1%Prop F: Strong Mayor: AGAINST - 82.9% For - 11.4% No Endorsement - 5.7%NO POSITIONProp D: Mayoral Election Date ...
Posted Apr 9, 2021, 4:21 PM by Rich Bailey
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March 2021 Membership Meeting
The Stonewall Democrats of Austin will hold its monthly membership meeting on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at 6:30 pm.Due to COVID-19, we will host the meeting remotely on ZOOM, with the meeting connection information below.-Update on the 2021 Texas Legislative and LGBTQI+ Bills that are moving.-Local and ISD May 2021 Election Overview.-Spring 2021 Endorsement Update.-Office Election (President & Secretary) - Call for Nominations.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Topic: Stonewall Democrats of Austin - March 2021 MeetingTime: Mar 10, 2021 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86483898178?pwd=WVZHZEo2R2ZHYUdjNzRRVkFMc1BUZz09Meeting ID: 864 8389 8178Passcode: 06281969One tap mobile+13462487799,,86483898178#,,,,*06281969# US (Houston)+12532158782,,86483898178#,,,,*06281969# US (Tacoma)Dial ...
Posted Mar 7, 2021, 8:04 AM by Danielle Skidmore
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Stonewall Democrats of Austin - February 10, 2021 Meeting
The Stonewall Democrats of Austin will hold its monthly membership meeting on Wednesday, February 10, 2020, at 6:30 pm.- Part Two of our discussion about the 2021 Austin City Charter Amendments. This month we'll focus on the opposition raised against a "Strong Mayor" system."10-1 For the People" & "Austin for All People" will give a short presentation, followed by a discussion.-We'll also have Kolby Duhon, President of Texas Young Democrats and a member of the TDP 2020 election review committee, will give us an update on their work.Due to COVID-19, we will host the meeting remotely on ZOOM, with the meeting connection information below.____________________________________________Topic: Stonewall Democrats of Austin - February 2021 MeetingTime ...
Posted Feb 10, 2021, 10:24 AM by Danielle Skidmore
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Stonewall Democrats of Austin - January 2021 Meeting
Join us for our first meeting of 2021. We'll learn more about Austinites for Progressive Reform, and hear about the initial LGBTQI+ bills files at the Texas Legislature.-----------Austinites for Progressive Reform is a campaign to amend the city charter to make Austin the most pro-democracy city in the country. The campaign has proposed four charter amendments that will lead to a more representative, diverse, responsive, and accountable city government:- Elect the mayor in presidential years, not midterms;- Move to ranked-choice voting, to eliminate low-turnout runoffs;- Adopt a mayor-council form of government, instead of our "strong manager" system; and- Create a “Democracy Dollars” public campaign financing program.More information is available at austinprogress.org. This ...
Posted Jan 9, 2021, 10:55 AM by Danielle Skidmore
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